2.__Application.__A person or entity shall make an application for a permit in writing to the commissioner at least 10 days prior to the date on which a pulling event is intended to take place.__The applicant shall provide the name of the person or entity conducting the event, the date and place the event is to be held and the names of the pull superintendent and superintendent assistants__appointed to officiate at the event.__ One application and one permit may include one or more separate events when specified.__Permits granted under this section are not transferable.

3.__Fees.__The commissioner shall charge a permit fee of $40 per pull day for an event sponsored by a person or entity receiving a stipend under section 86.__The commissioner shall charge a seasonal permit fee of $75 to a person or entity that does not receive a stipend under section 86. The seasonal permit covers all pulls conducted by that entity for the year in which the permit is issued. All revenue derived from the permit fees must be deposited in a nonlapsing dedicated account.

4.__Statutory rules.__A permit may not be issued under this section unless the person or entity conducting the event has adopted the following rules governing the conduct of each pulling event.

A.__All teamsters who are to compete in contests must have their teams ready at the published starting time.__All classes must be closed after the positions are drawn.__ Classes must start as nearly as possible to the published time.

B.__Check weighing must be allowed prior to the official weigh-in.__All weighing must be done in the forenoon if possible.__Teams must have on halters.__Horses and ponies must have on shoes.

C.__Measuring must be in a straight line to the nearest point on the drag.__Line-to-line measuring is allowed.__The front of the drag must touch the line before turning.__To get the full-line measure, the drag must be turned more than 1/2 way or the back of the drag must be over the line.

D.__Teams must stay hooked to the drag at all times.__ Unhitching and rehitching are not allowed.